XHGC-TV

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XHGC
Mexico City, Federal District
Slogan	Canal 5: Televisión como tú quieres (Channel 5: Television the way you like it)
Channels	Analog: 5 (VHF) Digital: 50 (UHF)
Affiliations	Televisa (ownership)
Owner	Grupo Televisa
Founded	May 10, 1952
Call letters’ meaning	XH González Camarena (founder)
Transmitter Power	64 kW (analog)
Website	www.esmas.com/canal5

XHGC-TV , commonly known as Canal 5, is a TV station owned by Televisa, broadcasting from Mexico City, with affiliates and repeaters throughout Mexico.

History

XHGC signed on May 10, 1952, broadcasting a Mother's Day event organized by the Excélsior newspaper; regular programming began August 18, 1952.

The station was established by Guillermo González Camarena, a Mexican engineer who was one of the inventors of modern color television; the station's calls reflect his surnames. González Camarena was director and general manager of XHGC until his death in 1965.

In 1962, XHGC became the first station in Mexico to broadcast in color; its first color program was Paraíso infantil (Children's Paradise). Mexico was also likely the third country in North America and the fourth in the world, behind the United States, Cuba and Japan, to introduce color television.

During its early years, XHGC also brought educational television to Mexican viewers, with Telesecundaria, a pioneering educational program in Mexico.

Programming on XHGC also includes children's programs, international series and movies, and sport events like Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup matches.

Programming

For Teenagers

(all Televisa-produced)

• Pepsi Chart (Defunct) México
• Incógnito (Defunct)
• Wax, televisión ácida (Defunct)
• Destapados, Las Cosas Como Son (Defunct)

Series

(all Televisa-produced)

• El Pantera (The Panther)
• S.O.S.: Sexo y otros Secretos (S.O.S.: Sex and Other Secrets)
• ¿Y Ahora Qué Hago? (And Now What I Do?)
• M13DOS (13 Miedos) (13 FEARS)
• RBD: La Familia (RBD: The Family)
• Los Simuladores (The Simulators)

Foreign series

• Smallville (Smallville)
• Malcolm in the Middle (Malcolm el de Emmedio)
• House (Dr. House)
• Prison Break (Prison Break: En Busca de la Verdad)
• The Sopranos
• Six Feet Under
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (La Ley Y El Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales)
• Heroes (Héroes)
• CSI: Miami (CSI: La Escena del Crimen Miami)
• CSI: Las Vegas (CSI: La Escena del Crimen Las Vegas)
• CSI: NY (CSI: La Escena del Crimen Nueva York)
• Without a Trace (Sin Rastro Alguno)
• My Name is Earl (Mi Nombre es Earl)
• Charmed (Hechizadas)
• Numb3rs (Num3ros)
• WWE Raw (Lucha Libre)

From Fox, Cartoon Network, Warner Bros., ABC and CBS

• Family Guy (Padre de Familia)
• American Dad! (Padre Americano)
• Batman: The Animated Series (Batman: La Serie Animada)
• The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (Las sombrías aventuras de Billy y Mandy)
• Bugs Bunny (Bugs Bunny y Sus Amigos)
• The Flintstones (Los Picapiedra)
• The Flintstone Kids (Los Pequeños Picapiedra)
• The Jetsons (Los Supersonicos)
• Yogi's Gang (Yogi y su Clan)
• Yogi's Treasure Hunt (Yogi y la Búsqueda del Tesoro)
• Wacky Races (Autos Locos)
• Top Cat (Don Gato)
• Josie and the Pussycats (Josie y las Gatimelodicas)
• The Smurfs (Los Pitufos)
• Snorks
• SilverHawks (Los Halcones Galácticos)
• ThunderCats (Los Felinos Cosmicos)
• Scooby-Doo
• Codename: Kids Next Door (KND: Los Chicos del Barrio)
• Dexter's Laboratory (El Laboratorio de Dexter)
• Johnny Bravo
• Animaniacs
• Pinky and the Brain (Pinky y Cerebro)
• The Powerpuff Girls (Las Chicas Superpoderosas)
• Cow and Chicken (La Vaca y el Pollito)
• I Am Weasel (Soy la Comadreja)
• Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (Mansión Foster para Amigos Imaginarios)
• Courage the Cowardly Dog (Coraje el Perro Cobarde)
• Mucha Lucha
• The Porky Pig Show (El Show de Porky)
• Ben 10 (Ben 10/Diez)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Star Wars: La Guerra de los Clones)
• Woody Woodpecker (El Pájaro Loco)

From Nickelodeon

• Danny Phantom
• Lazy Town
• The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron (Las Aventuras de Jimmy Neutrón, el Niño Genio)
• All Grown Up! (Rugrats Crecidos)
• Dora the Explorer (Dora la Exploradora)
• The Fairly OddParents (Los Padrinos Mágicos)
• Hey Arnold! (¡Oye Arnold!)
• Rugrats (Aventuras en Pañales)
• SpongeBob SquarePants (Bob Esponja)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender (Avatar: La Leyenda de Aang)
• Drake & Josh (Drake y Josh)
• Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Sabrina: La Bruja Adolescente)
• Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (El Manual de Ned)
• Zoey 101
• iCarly

From Fox Kids and Jetix

• Power Rangers
• Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
• Beyblade
• Dragon Booster
• Pucca
• Goosebumps

Anime

• Dragon Ball (Included "Z", "GT" and its OVAS)
• Ranma ½
• Yu-Gi-Oh!
• Pokémon
• Mahou Shoujo Lalabel (Lalabel, la niña mágica)
• Astro Boy
• Doraemon (El Gato Cósmico)
• Hello! Sandybell
• Gatchaman (Fuerza G)
• Tenchi Muyo! (Universo de Tenchi)
• Tenchi in Tokyo
• Karasu Tengu Kabuto (Ninja Kabuto)
• One Piece
• Digimon
• Street Fighter II V
• Oz no Mahou Tsukai (El Mago de Oz)
• Gulliver Boy
• Ojamajo Doremi
• Nintama Rantarō (Ninja Rantaro)
• Dr. Slump
• Heidi, Girl of the Alps (Heidi)
• Samurai Pizza Cats (Los Gatos Samurai)
• Card Captor Sakura
• Ghost Sweeper Mikami (Mikami la Cazafantasmas)
• Ninja Robots
• Ie Naki Ko Remi (Remi, el niño de nadie)
• Robotech
• Speed Racer (Meteoro)
• Captain Tsubasa (Los Supercampeones)
• Transformers Victory
• Mazinger Z
• Swiss Family Robinson
• Bell and Sebastian
• Magical Princess Minky Momo (Aventuras de Gigi)
• Voltron
• Gekko Kamen (Capitán Centella)
• Locke the Superman (OVA)
• Sgt. Frog
• Naruto
• Shaman King
• Beyblade

Other Programming

• The Transformers (original "Generation 1" series)
• Totally Spies!
• Barney & Friends (Barney y sus amigos)
• Plaza Sésamo (Mexican version of Sesame Street)
• Trollz
• Pocoyo
• Karku (voices adapted to the Mexican population)

Televisa-produced

• El Chavo del ocho, a Sitcom from the 1970s
• El Chavo, animated adaptation of the original sitcom.

External links

• Official Website
• Anime News Network: Anime on Canal 5